37th Annual AEJMC Southeast Colloquium
The Inn at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA.
March 8-10, 2012
Registration and Accomodations:
Registration will be $150 and will cover the reception, meeting breaks, and lunch and dinner Friday.
The convention rate for rooms in the Inn at Virginia Tech is $109 per night (plus 5% tax and $3/night parking fee).
Register for the 2012 Southeast Colloquium.
For those traveling from Roanoke Regional Airport to The Inn at Virginia Tech:
Directions by car: From the airport, follow directions for 581N. 581 soon runs directly into Interstate 81 — stay left to get on 81 South. Follow I-81 24 miles Exit 118B towards Blacksburg/460 West. Exit the 460 Bypass at the Prices Fork Rd/Downtown exit, Route 412 East. Turn right at the first traffic light into hotel entrance.
Other transportation options: The Smart Way commuter bus (http://smartwaybus.com) operates a route from Roanoke Regional Airport to the Virginia Tech campus.
The Inn at Virginia Tech
Research papers for the 2012 AEJMC Southeast Colloquium must be received electronically by divisional research chairs no later than 5 p.m., December 5, 2011.
- Papers should be in PDF format without any information that would identify authors.
- A separate document submitted with the paper should contain the title of the paper, the authors and their affiliations (identifying faculty and students) and contact information.
- An abstract of 250 or fewer words should be included with each paper.
Research chairs and specific requirements for participating divisions are listed below.
Law & Policy Division: Prof. Courtney Barclay, Syracuse University, cobarcla@syr.edu. Papers may be no longer than 50 pages, double-spaced, including appendices, tables, notes and bibliography (if any). Bluebook citation style is preferred, but not required.
Newspaper and Online News Division: Prof. Jeffrey C. South, Virginia Commonwealth University, jcsouth@vcu.edu.
Magazine Division: Prof. Erin Coyle, Louisiana State University, ekcoyle@lsu.edu. Papers may be no longer than 30 pages, double-spaced, including notes and references. Only one paper per author will be accepted for presentation. Multiple submissions of the same paper to other divisions are not allowed.
Open Division: Prof. Dana Rosengard, Suffolk University, drosengard@suffolk.edu.
History Division Prof. Harlan Makemson, Elon University, hmakemson@elon.edu. Papers may be no longer than 30 pages, double-spaced, including notes and references.
Electronic News Division David Free, University of Texas at Austin, dfree@austin.rr.com. Papers may be no longer than 25 pages, double-spaced with one-inch margins, excluding references and appendices. Only one paper per author will be accepted for presentation.